Here at Freedom-2-Connect 2013
For the next two days, I will be hanging out at Freedom-2-Connect (F2C), a neat policy conference at the American Film Institute in Downtown Silver Spring (near the Silver Spring metro). It’s a fun...
View ArticleAnnouncing the “What Do I Have To Say That’s So Important Everyone Want To...
I have a fairly busy travel schedule (for me at least) over the next month. When I explained to my Mom why I needed to bug out immediately after Passover, my Mom said: “Wow, what do you have to say...
View ArticleBriefly on Bitcoin — There Is Nothing New Under The Sun.
After lurking around for some years, Bitcoin has become quite the buzz. For those fortunate enough to have avoided Bitcoin mania to date, Bitcoin is a digital currency, best explained by Stephen...
View ArticleIs Sauce for the .Halal Goose Sauce for the .Kosher Gander At The ICANN...
A rather peculiar circumstance has come to my attention over the new generic top level domain (gTLD) process currently chugging along at the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)....
View ArticleChairwoman Clyburn Shows How It’s Done — Doing The Job On Prison Phone Rate...
Today was an extremely emotional meeting at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). After ten years of fighting, the FCC resolved the Petition filed by Martha Wright and concluded that the rates...
View ArticleFree Event on IP Transition In Boston Next Tuesday. Come Hear Me Preach.
Next Tuesday, December 3, the Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications and Cable will hold a free event open to the public about the whole “transition of the telephone system thing” I keep going...
View ArticleTen Years Of Tales of the Sausage Factory — What Snarky Trip It’s Been
December 2013 brings two important anniversaries for the world of telecom policy. First, December 19 marks the 100th anniversary of the Kingsbury Commitment, the letter from American Telephone and...
View ArticleOur RSS Feed Is Back!
A number of folks have asked me for awhile what happened to our RSS feed. I recognize that because we post infrequently here (damn you, life, for getting in the way of my blogging!) having an RSS feed...
View ArticleAppreciation: Professor Robert B. Seidman RIP: 1920-2014
On April 3, 2014, the world lost a true giant of the public interest. Professor Robert B. Seidman, of Boston University law school died of heart attack in his home in Milton, MA at age 94. With him was...
View ArticlePolicy, Anecdotes and The Problem of The Black Swan. Why Events Like...
Often in policy debates I find myself facing a broad general statement, such as “Wireless is just as good for everyone as wireline, just look at how the market has adopted it.” Or “ISPs would never...
View ArticleThe Summer Blockbuster Return/Reboot You Are All Waiting For Teaser Trailer...
Some of you may recall that many years ago I would occasionally show up on a video from my employer called “5 Minutes With Harold Feld.” I would use my clever wit and style to produce informative...
View ArticleFCC Tells You About Your Phone Transition — Y’all Might Want To Pay Attention.
I’ve been writing about the “shut down of the phone system” (and the shift to a new one) since 2012. The FCC adopted a final set of rules to govern how this process will work last July. Because this is...
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